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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning technology enable students all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? 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 Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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