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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? 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 organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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