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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these open education endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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