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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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