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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? 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 institutions like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other participants need to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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