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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors 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 different strategies are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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