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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? 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 Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key 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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