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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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