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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? 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 Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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