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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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