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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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