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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? 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 institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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