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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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