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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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