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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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