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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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