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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that educators 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 business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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