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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? 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 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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