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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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