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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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