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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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