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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? 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 organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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