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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? 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 Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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