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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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