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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed 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 models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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