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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed 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 different business strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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