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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes 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 institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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