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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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