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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in digital education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online 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 organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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