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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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