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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC 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 United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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