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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed 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 strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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