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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? 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 institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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