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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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