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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? 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 organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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