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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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