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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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