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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? 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 Niger to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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