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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC 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 Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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