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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? 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 organizations like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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