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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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