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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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