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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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