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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators 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 different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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