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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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