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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? 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 organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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