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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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