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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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