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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? 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 MOOCs? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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