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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach 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 University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the major 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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