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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online 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 institutions like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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