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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open 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 Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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