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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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