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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive 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 models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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