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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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