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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education technology have empowered students all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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