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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? 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 Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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