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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators 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 institutions like The New School to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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