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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? 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 institutions like Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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