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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach 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 Boston University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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