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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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