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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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