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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? 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 El Salvador to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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