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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online 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 Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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