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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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