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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors 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 organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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