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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? 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 Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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