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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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