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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning enable students all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified 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 business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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