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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? 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 organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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