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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? 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 Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses 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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