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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching 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 organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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