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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes 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 institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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