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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach 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 Estonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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