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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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