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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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