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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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