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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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