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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed 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 institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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