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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? 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 organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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