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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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