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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that instructors 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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