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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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