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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? 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 Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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