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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? 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 organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better grasp these significant new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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