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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? 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 Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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