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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning enable students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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