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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners certify that teachers 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 organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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