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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? 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 Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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