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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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