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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also studies 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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