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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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