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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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