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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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