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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors 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 business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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