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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online 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 Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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