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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed 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 Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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