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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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