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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers 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 organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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