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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online 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 Bermuda to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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