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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers 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 business strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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