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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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