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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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