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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured 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 business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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