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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? 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 Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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