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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? 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 institutions like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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