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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Trainers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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