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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? 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 organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand these open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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