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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers 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 strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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