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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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