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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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