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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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