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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? 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 institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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