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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? 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 Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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