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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? 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 institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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