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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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