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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? 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 organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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