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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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