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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers 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 Christmas Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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