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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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