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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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