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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? 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 organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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