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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured 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 different business models are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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