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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed 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 different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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