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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured 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 institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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