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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed 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 different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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