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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? 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 edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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