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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning enable students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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