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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology enable learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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