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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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