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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? 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 organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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