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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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