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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC 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 American College of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education undertakings. Trainers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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