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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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