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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education