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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers 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 business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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