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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes 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. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed 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 business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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