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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators 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 models are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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