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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed 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 organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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