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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Trainers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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