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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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