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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online 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 Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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