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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? 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 UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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