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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators 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 different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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