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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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