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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners 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 numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? 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 massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to understand these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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