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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers 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 institutions like Indonesia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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