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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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