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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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