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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning make it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? 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 institutions like Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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