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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? 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 Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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