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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors 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 business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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