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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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