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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators 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 different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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