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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online 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 institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better grasp these new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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