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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators 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 models are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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