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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions must deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online 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 institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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