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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are considering now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed 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 business strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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