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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online 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 organizations like Fiji to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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