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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching 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 University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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