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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online 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 institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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