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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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