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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we certify 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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