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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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