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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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