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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? 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 business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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