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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions assure 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 France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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