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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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