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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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