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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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