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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? 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 organizations like Comoros to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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