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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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