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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are 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 a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? 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 MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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