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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC 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 Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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