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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology enable humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we assure 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 different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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