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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology enable learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers 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 institutions like Meetup to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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