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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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