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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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