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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? 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 institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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