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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? 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 organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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