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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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