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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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