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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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