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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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