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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified 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 institutions like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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