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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? 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 OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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