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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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