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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? 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 institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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