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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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