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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? 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 massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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