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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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