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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes 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 institutions like Martinique to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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