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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? 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 Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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