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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses 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 Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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