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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? 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 OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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