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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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