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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? 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 organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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