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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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