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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? 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 Reddit to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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