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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? 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 University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to understand these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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