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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online 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 openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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