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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? 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 edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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