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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online 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 organizations like Laos to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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