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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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