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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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