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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning enable humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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