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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? 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 Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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