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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed 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 models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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