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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology are empowering humans all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? 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 Baker Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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