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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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