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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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