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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 Ecuador to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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