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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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