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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? 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 Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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