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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations must deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? 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 Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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