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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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