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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers 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 strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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