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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the major 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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