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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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