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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning have enabled people all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach 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 Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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