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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? 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 Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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