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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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