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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors 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 business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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