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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. People want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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