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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers 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 classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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