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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified 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 institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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