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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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