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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified 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 organizations like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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