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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations guarantee 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 strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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