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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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