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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured 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 strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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