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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning have enabled learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach 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 organizations like Niger to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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