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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? 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 organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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