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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses 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 organizations like Andorra to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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