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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured 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 models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education