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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers 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 strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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