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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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