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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators 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 institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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