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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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