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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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