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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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