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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? 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 institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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