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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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