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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? 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 Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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