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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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