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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that teachers 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 strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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