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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach 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 organizations like Nauru to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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