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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? 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 organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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