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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? 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 institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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