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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? 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 Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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