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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators 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 different business models are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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