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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? 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 One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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