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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? 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 Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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