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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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