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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? 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 Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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