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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that educators 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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