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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure 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 business models are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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