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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online 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 iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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