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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors 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 models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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