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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators 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 business models are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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