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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers 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 Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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