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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education undertakings. People want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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