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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that educators 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 organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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