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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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