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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning have empowered humans all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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