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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning enable students all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach 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 Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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