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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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