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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured 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 business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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