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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed 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 strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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