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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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