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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Abkhazia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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