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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are empowering students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? 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 WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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