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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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