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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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