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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified 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 models are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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