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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? 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 organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC courses? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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