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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? 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 institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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