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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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