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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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