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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses 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 institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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