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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? 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 Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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