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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? 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 institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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