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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand these new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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