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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners 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 a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? 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 edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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