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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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