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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? 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 massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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