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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are considering now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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