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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC 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 institutions like Baker Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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