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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? 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 organizations like Angola to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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