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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? 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 Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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