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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? 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 Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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