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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we 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 different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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