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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education 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 organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 Seychelles to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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