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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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