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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed 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 different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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