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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? 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 organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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