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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by 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 different strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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