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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology enable learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? 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 MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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