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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? 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 UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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