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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 business models are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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