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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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