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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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