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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that educators 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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