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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open 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 Morocco to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Trainers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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