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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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