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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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