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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open 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 institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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