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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? 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 Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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