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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? 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 edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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