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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach 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 Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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