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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach 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 University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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