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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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