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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? 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 edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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