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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? 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 organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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