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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education have enabled learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? 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 Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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