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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure 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 different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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