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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. 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 mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? 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 edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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