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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? 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 edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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