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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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