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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education enable people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors 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 business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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