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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education technology enable learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners ensure that instructors 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 different strategies are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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