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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes 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 institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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