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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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