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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education enable students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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