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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers 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 organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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