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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC 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 institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better understand these open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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