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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors 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 business strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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