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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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