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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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