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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? 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 Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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