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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers 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 different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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