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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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