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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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