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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better grasp these important new open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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