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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning enable humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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