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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to understand these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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