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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations must deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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