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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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