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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? 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 France to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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