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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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