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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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