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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers 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 organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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