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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers 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 different strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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