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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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