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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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