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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic education technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 organizations like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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