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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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