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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers 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 different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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