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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to understand these new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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