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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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