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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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