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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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