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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators 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 Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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