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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators 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 business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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