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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? 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 organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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