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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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