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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? 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 Gibraltar to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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