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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors 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 business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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