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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? 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 China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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