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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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