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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? 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 organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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