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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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