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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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