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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes 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 French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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