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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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