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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? 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 organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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