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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? 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 organizations like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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