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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC 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 organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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