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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? 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 institutions like The New School to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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