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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers 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 Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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