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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers 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 models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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