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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? 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 teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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