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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC 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 edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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