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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online 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 organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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