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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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