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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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