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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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