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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? 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 institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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