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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning enable students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? 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 organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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