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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online 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 Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the 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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