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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed 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 organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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