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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning make it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? 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 Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies 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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