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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? 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 Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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