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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors 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 different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open education initiatives. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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