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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online 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 organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the 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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