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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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