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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners certify that instructors 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 different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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