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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach 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 institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates 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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