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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? 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 organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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