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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers 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 models are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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