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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes 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 Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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