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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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