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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? 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 Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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