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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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