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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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