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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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