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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all around the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified 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 Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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