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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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