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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? 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 organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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