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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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