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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers 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 different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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