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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? 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 institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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