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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? 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 Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also articulates 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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