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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key 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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