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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 Venezuela to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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