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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology enable students all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? 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 institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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