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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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