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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that teachers 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 models are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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