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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching 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 institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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