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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? 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 institutions like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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