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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? 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 University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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