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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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