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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? 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 Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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