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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers 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 edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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