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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions 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 business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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