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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? 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 edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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