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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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