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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open 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 organizations like Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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