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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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