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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors 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 strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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