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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? 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 Tonga to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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