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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free 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 several subjects that online education organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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