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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify 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 strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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