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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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