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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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