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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand these new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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