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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses 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 organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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