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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? 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 organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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