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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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