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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning enable learners all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major 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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