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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? 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 Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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