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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? 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 California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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