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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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