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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning enable students all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? 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 Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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