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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed 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 business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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