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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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