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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC 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 experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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