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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee 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 business models are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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