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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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