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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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