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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators 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 business models are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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