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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses 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 Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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