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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified 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 organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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