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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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