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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? 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 organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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