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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? 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 OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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