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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online 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 Japan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these open education endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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