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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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