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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? 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 organizations like Aruba to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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