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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified 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 business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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