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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers 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 different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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