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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? 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 organizations like Benin to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better perceive these significant new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the 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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