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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors 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 different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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