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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? 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 The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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