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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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