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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations ensure 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 business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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