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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers 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 different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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