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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that teachers 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 strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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