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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? 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 Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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