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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? 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 University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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