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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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