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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify 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 strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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