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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand these open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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