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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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