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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online 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 iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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