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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are considering now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? 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 Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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