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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? 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 Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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