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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in digital education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different 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 original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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