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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed 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 organizations like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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