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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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