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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? 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 Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education undertakings. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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