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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? 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 organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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