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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? 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 organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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