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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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