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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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