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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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