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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC 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 Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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