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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified 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 business models are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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