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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology make it possible for students all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online 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 organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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