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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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