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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that educators 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 different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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