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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes 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 organizations like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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