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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify 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 models are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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