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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers 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 strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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