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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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