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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? 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 FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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