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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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