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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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