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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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