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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants would like to better comprehend these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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