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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach 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 Abkhazia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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