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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? 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 Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)