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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC 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 organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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