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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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