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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors 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 Gabon to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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