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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? 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 organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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