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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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