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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers 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 different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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