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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers 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 models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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