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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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