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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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