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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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