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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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