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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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