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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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