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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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