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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 business models are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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