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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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