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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. 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 online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? 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 massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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