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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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