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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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