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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning are empowering learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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